Antiquities Authority to Rule on Authenticity of James Ossuary

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(Jerusalem-AP) -- The owner of a box inscribed with the
words "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" says Israeli
officials questioned whether it held the bones of the man who the
Bible calls "the Lord's brother."
A member of Israel's Antiquities Authority says a unanimous
conclusion on whether or not the burial box is authentic is being
announced today.
One investigator said many questions arose during the
months-long probe -- adding that its owner, Oded Golan, "didn't
convince anyone." Golan responds that he had problems with the
officials' "preconceived notions."
The Antiquities Authority also is releasing findings on the
authenticity of another item connected to Golan -- a stone tablet
inscribed in ancient Hebrew with instructions for maintaining the
Jewish Temple. Some experts date the so-called "Joash
inscription" to the ninth century B-C.

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